After Jelly Bean, Motorola later officially upgraded the version to Android 5.1 Lollipop but after that they stopped providing further updates to this mid range smartphone. This mainly disappointed the Moto X users which obviously made them to rely on those unofficial third party custom firmwares to experience the later Android versions. Recently kn06497, a senior member from the well known XDA community has compiled an unofficial custom firmware named Lineage OS 14.1 based on the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS especially for Motorola Moto X 2013 (ghost) smartphone.

This ROM is mainly designed to increase the phones overall performance and to give absolute reliability over the stock Android. Since it is an unofficial build, there are chances that you might experience few bugs or issues in this ROM. But with the further updated versions all those bugs and issues will get cleared out so don’t worry at all. Without wasting any more time let’s go through the step by step procedure for flashing the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat based Lineage OS 14.1 custom firmware on Motorola Moto X smartphone given below. 👍

Disclaimer:

Flashing a custom ROM is a risky process and if by chance something goes wrong, then it might result into bricked or damaged phone. In such cases, neither we at droidthunder.com nor the developers of this ROM will be held liable. So implement everything at your own risk and without any mistake.

Compatibility:

This Android 7.1.1 based Lineage OS 14.1 ROM must be flashed only on Motorola Moto X 2013 (ghost). Installing this custom firmware on any other device or variant can permanently damage or even brick your phone. So I recommend to confirm your device first and then go further.

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Pre-Requisites:

Lack of battery power can increase the chances of interruption during the process so ensure that your Moto X 2013 is charged at least up to 60%.

Also ensure that you’ve enabled the USB debugging mode on your phone. If not, then do so by following the path Menu->Settings->Developer options ->USB debugging. If you can’t see Developer option then go to Settings->About Phone and tap 7 times on the Build number. This will make the Developers option appear in the Settings menu.

Note: If you don’t have PC, then you can directly download the zip files on your phone.

Step 3: Firstly switch off your Moto X completely until it vibrates.

Step 4: Then you need to boot your mobile into bootloader mode. For doing that, keeping the phone in switched off mode press and hold Volume down key + Power button simultaneously until your Moto X 2013 lands into bootloader mode as given below.

Note: In bootloader mode you can perform various operations like normal powerup, enter recovery mode, start bootloader mode, factory reset etc. Volume down button is used for scrolling and Volume up for selection.

Step 5: Use Volume down key and navigate to Recovery mode option and select it using Volume up button.

Step 6: As soon as you press the Volume up button your phone will automatically boot into TWRP recovery mode as shown below.

Note: The first thing you need to do as you enter the TWRP recovery mode is take a complete backup of your current ROM.

Success

Finally! You are succeeded in flashing the latest and completely stable Android 7.1.1 Nougat based Lineage OS 14.1 unofficial custom ROM on your Motorola Moto X 2013 (ghost) XT1052, XT1058, XT1053, XT1056, XT1060, XT1055 smartphone. To verify the same, go to Menu->Settings->System->About Phone. Enjoy the latest features of Lineage OS as well as Android Nougat with this custom ROM. Don’t forget to share your views and experience after using it. In case of any difficulty feel free to contact me through the comments section given below. Till then Enjoy and Peace out!✌